State police said they had multiple reports of cars with flat tires on the parkway in downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday morning.

State police said they had multiple reports of cars with flat tires on the parkway in downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday morning.

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Updated: 1:36 PM EST Dec 17, 2015

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WEBVTT THEMSELVES WITH FLAT TIRES AND ACTION NEWS REPORTER BOB MAYO CHECKED IT OUT. . BOB: MISERY LOVES COMPANY AS THEY SAY, THERE WERE A LOT OF MOTORISTS WHO HAD PLENTY OF MISERABLE COMPANY. WHERE THE PARKWAY EAST WAS GOING. TAKE A LOOK AT THE PATCHY AREA THERE, HERE IS THE SITUATION. THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND GETTING POTHOLE INFLICTED FLAT TIRES THIS MORNING, AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO. YOU'LL SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THERE WAS A CONTRACTOR WORKING OVERNIGHT ALONG THE PARKWAY EAST, INBOUND FROM THE AREA. SECOND AVENUE TOWARDS STANLEY STREET AND NEAR THE BATHTUB AREA. AND MAYBE JUST PAST THE LIBERTY, AND GOING UNDERNEATH THE LIBERTY BRIDGE. THERE WAS A BAD POTHOLE THAT WASN'T PATCHED YET OR HAD MATERIAL THAT WAS PLACED IN IT, ASPHALT FILL POP OUT OVERNIGHT. AND PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE TO AVOID IT, BANG, BANG, BANG, PEOPLE WERE GETTING TIRES, DOUBLE FLAT TIRES AND HERE IS WHAT SOME OF THEM WERE TELLING US. >> IT'S HORRIBLE. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GOING TO THE AIRPORT AND I'VE GOT TO GET HER THERE ON TIME. NOW, I'VE GOT TO WAIT FOR MY HUSBAND TO COME AND PICK HER UP AT THE AIRPORT. HER FLIGHT LEAVES AT NOON. >> JUST A LITTLE FRUSTRATING. THOSE ARE THE WORDS THAT CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH THAT I CAN'T SAY ON TELEVISION, JUST A LITTLE ANGRY THAT ANOTHER FLAT TIRE AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO GET FIXED ON TOP OF SITTING HERE IN THE RAIN TRYING TO GET THE TIRE CHANGED. >> SO, A PENNDOT CREW CAME OUT AND PUT ADDITIONAL COLD PATCH IN THE SPOT CAUSING TROUBLE. THEY'LL BE MONITORING IT THROUGH THE DAY AND MAKE SURE THAT PROBLEM DOESN'T COME UP AGAIN AND FOLKS HAD INFLICTED ON THEM THE HEADACHES FROM FLAT

Pothole leaves Parkway East drivers with flat tires

State police said they had multiple reports of cars with flat tires on the parkway in downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday morning.